1,200+ AI business ideas,
researched, priced, and playbook-ready
The definitive directory for aspiring AI founders. Twelve categories. Sixteen in-depth pillar guides. Country-specific opportunities. Real 2026 tool prices. Honest revenue math. No hype — just what actually works.
12 categories of AI businesses
Every AI business idea lives in one of these twelve categories. Start with the one that matches your background, interests, or where you already have unfair advantages.
Featured pillar guides
Deep, 8,000+ word playbooks covering the essential questions every AI founder faces. If you read only four things on this site, read these.
The definitive framework for matching your skills, capital, and situation to the right AI business model.
Read the guide →50 vetted AI business ideas with startup costs, target customers, revenue paths, and difficulty ratings.
Browse all 50 →Line-by-line budget breakdowns for 4 business types with hidden costs most guides skip.
See the numbers →Value-based pricing frameworks, market benchmarks by service type, and the psychology of premium positioning.
Get the framework →Fresh essays on AI business building
Weekly essays, frameworks, and analysis on what's actually working (and what isn't) in the AI business landscape.
How to Build a $500K/Year AI Consulting Practice — 3-Year Roadmap
Month-by-month roadmap from zero to $500K annually. Pricing evolution, client acquisition, common traps.
Read →AI Business Models That Survive the Next Recession
Which AI businesses are structurally recession-resistant and which get destroyed. 10 resistant + 6 vulnerable.
Read →12 AI Business Ideas That Work With Just 2-3 Hours a Day
Genuinely low-hour AI businesses producing real revenue. For side hustlers, parents, day-job holders.
Read →Why 90% of AI Agencies Fail in Year 1
Honest analysis of failure patterns + 8 traits that predict which agencies actually survive year 1.
Read →10 AI Business Ideas Where You Can Charge Premium From Day 1
Skip the years of underearning. 10 businesses where premium pricing is defensible immediately.
Read →15 AI Business Ideas Perfect for Introverts
Async-first, deep-focus businesses. No cold calls required. Client acquisition strategies for introverts.
Read →All 16 pillar guides, organized by topic
The complete pillar guide library. Each is a 6,000-10,000 word playbook with frameworks, examples, and honest reality checks.
🎯 Getting Started
🏢 Business Models
💰 Money & Pricing
📈 Growth & Brand
All 30 blog posts, organized by theme
Frameworks, idea lists, honest reality checks, and specific playbooks — grouped so you can find exactly what you need.
💡 Idea Lists
- 15 AI Business Ideas Hitting $10K/Month
- 7 AI Side Hustles You Can Start This Weekend
- 15 Ideas: First $1,000 in 6 Months
- 10 AI Business Ideas Obsolete by 2027
- 15 Location-Independent AI Businesses
- 12 Ideas for Career Switchers Over 40
- 10 Businesses Premium Pricing From Day 1
- 15 AI Business Ideas for Introverts
- 12 AI Ideas: 2-3 Hours a Day
- AI Business Ideas for Working Parents
- AI Ideas for Non-Technical Founders
- AI Ideas That Compound (5+ Years)
💰 Money & Pricing
🧠 Strategy & Frameworks
🛠 Tools & Tactics
Side-by-side comparisons
When you can't decide between two options, get the honest breakdown. Tools, models, business types, and country-specific comparisons.
Interactive tools to sharpen your decision
Because sometimes the fastest way to figure out what to build is to run the numbers or answer a few questions.